Inside out and Back again

Why did Ha's mother and father move from North Vietnam to South Vietnam?

• To flee Communism
• To get married
• Father got a new job
• To flee Ha's grandfather

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Where does start 2 begin?

• In Thailand

• Alabama

• In a tent

• On a ship

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What does Mother's Amethyst ring symbolize?

• The bond that she and the children share

• Her favorite holiday

• Her and father's relationship; the love they share for one another

• Her favorite color, purple

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CCSS.RL.7.2

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What does Ha’s culture believe about the New Year?

• a.  The first day of the lunar calendar is a day reserved for reflection and goal setting?
• a.  The first day of the lunar calendar foretells the entire year.
• a.  It is bad luck to eat meat on the first day of the New Year.
• The dead must be celebrated on the first day of the lunar calendar of they will come back to haunt you.

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CCSS.RL.7.6

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What is the awful smell coming from Brother Khoi on the ship?

• Body odor
• A rotten papaya
• a dead baby chick
• Dirty, sweaty socks

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On which island is Tent City?

• Guam
• Australia
• Jamaica
• Cuba

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

..being trapped in putrid air, hot air

made from fermented bodies

and oily sweat...

What does the word Putrid mean in this stanza?

• uncomfortable

• to smell delightful

• of or characteristic of rotting matter

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What does Mother do to provide a greater chance for her family to be sponsored?

• She sells her ring.

• She agrees to work for Cowboy.

• She changes their religion.

• She agrees to split the family up.

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Why has Brother Quan become a "translator for all"? (p. 96)

• He is the smartest.

• He is the only one in the family who speaks English.

• He is the oldest brother.

• He is respected by all of the refugees.

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Why does Ha's mother change her family's religion?

• "...too huge a family by American standards."

• "For a family to leave, an American must come to camp and sponsor a family."

• "Mother amens our faith, saying all beliefs are pretty much the same."

• "Mother learns sponsors prefer those whose application say "Christian"

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